by Josie | Feb 7, 2019 | Celebration Days, Encouraging Reading, Nostalgia
Any bookworm worth its salt will tell you that the best present they’ve ever received was a book. It may be a book they’ve loved since childhood or the latest blockbuster given last Christmas. What other (low-cost) presents last as long as a book...
by Josie | Jan 17, 2019 | Celebration Days, Nostalgia
Happy Birthday to Alan Alexander Milne. Would you believe he was born in 1882? He was 44 when Winnie-The-Pooh was published in 1926. Yet the ‘silly old bear’ is as relevant now as he ever was. Milne went on to write Now We Are Six (1927) and The House at...
by Josie | Jan 3, 2019 | Celebration Days
Christmas is over and it’s time to take down the decorations. I hope you’re not feeling blue. But if you are, don’t worry as there are plenty of reasons to celebrate. Today we’re celebrating the Festival of Sleep. Which might suit you fine...
